Thursday , 2 July 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45' George Byers
Juninho Bacuna 45+3' 1–1
Jordan James 81' 2–1
Siriki Dembele 15' Y
Y 32' Josh Windass
Y 37' Mallik Wilks
Y 39' Barry Bannan
Y 62' Anthony Musaba
Y 70' Djeidi Gassama

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Rebecca Welch (England)
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
4
2
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
11 Nov Sunderland AFC A 1–3 L
04 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
28 Oct Southampton FC A 1–3 L
25 Oct Hull City AFC H 0–2 L
21 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
11 Nov Millwall FC H 0–4 L
04 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
29 Oct Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
25 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–3 L
21 Oct Watford FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#10 Position #24
64 Points 0
46 Played 46
17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 2 / 12 / 32
57 Scored 29
56 Conceded 89
+1 GD -60
1.39 PPG 0.00
37% Win % 4%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Birmingham City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC is underway.
  • 5' Koji Miyoshi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 381 appearances.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Siriki Dembele catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Siriki Dembele suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' Josh Windass is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Mallik Wilks on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
  • 39' Barry Bannan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' George Byers puts Sheffield Wednesday FC on the lead.
  • 48' GOAL! Juninho Bacuna scores on 45.
  • 53' Dion Sanderson, a England , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Anthony Musaba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Djeidi Gassama. He replaces Anthony Musaba on 64 minute.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Djeidi Gassama on 70 minutes.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Djeidi Gassama on 73.
  • 78' Cody Drameh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lee Buchanan at the 78 minute mark.
  • 81' A stunning finish from Jordan James — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bailey Cadamarteri is hanging Josh Windass on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Ethan Laird is withdrawn and Marc Roberts gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Cuesta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Barry Bannan 2
Scott Hogan 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Che Adams 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Ike Ugbo 2
Jacob Murphy 2
Fernando Forestieri 1

Head to Head

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-10-25 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-10-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-11-11 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–4 Millwall FC L 2023-11-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-10-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.86 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC59% Draw24% Sheffield Wednesday FC17%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
41%
Birmingham City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC42% Draw45% Sheffield Wednesday FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
11.5%
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
7%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 24% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.